CONFERENCE ON "RAILWAY SAFETY: THE WAY FORWARD" CHARLEMAGNE, RUE DE LA LOI 170, BRUSSELS 8 SEPTEMBER 2009 10:00 – 17:00 FINAL PROGRAMME From 9:30 : Registration and welcome coffee Time Speaker Organisation Setting the Scene Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner 10:00 Mr Antonio Tajani for Transport Policy 10:10 Mr Brian Simpson President of European Parliament TRAN Committee Railway Director at the Swedish Transport Agency – on 10:20 Mr Rune Lindberg behalf of the Council Presidency Introductory Session 10:30 Mr Altiero Matteoli Italian Minister for Transport Session on "Safety at the level of infrastructures and railway operations" 10:45 – 11:45 Round table moderated by Mr Enrico Grillo-Pasquarelli (Director for Inland Transport) Mr Mauro Moretti President of CER - CEO of FS Mr Bert Klerk President of EIM - CEO of PRORAIL President of the ETF Railway Section - President of Mr Guy Greivelding FNCTTFEL Mr Michel Aymeric General Director of EPSF (French NSA) Session on "Safety at the level of goods transported" 11:45 – 12:45 Round table moderated by Mr Peter Brugts (Ministry of Transport, Railway Division, NL) Mr Gustav Kafka OTIF, Deputy Secretary General Mr Jos Verlinden CEFIC, Director Transport and Logistics Mrs Maria Nanni Committee of citizens set up after the Viareggio accident 12:45 – 14:30 Lunch break1 1 light meal offered Session on "Safety at the level of vehicles" 14:30 – 15:30 Round table moderated by Mr Marcel Verslype (ERA Executive Director) Mr Eric Fontanel Technical Director, UNIFE Director of Acquisitions and Technology, AAE - ERFA Mr Hanno Schell representative Mr Libor Lochman Deputy Executive Director, CER Mr Joachim Wirtgen Technical Director, VTG – UIP/CLECAT representative Session on "Supervision and investigation" 15:30 – 16:30 Round table moderated by Mr Antonio Preto (Head of VP Tajani's Cabinet) Mr Laszlo Mészáros General Director - Transportation Safety Bureau (Hungarian National Investigation Body) Mr Gerard Hörster President of EBA ( Eisenbahn-Bundesamt) – German NSA Deputy Director, DoT – UK representative to the RISC Mr Chris Carr Committee Concluding session European Commission – Director General for Energy and 16:30 Mr Mathias Ruete Transport Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner 16:45 Mr Antonio Tajani for Transport Policy 2 Press conference 2 A press conference by Mr Tajani will be held at 11:30 in the Commission Press Conference room (BERLAYMONT) .